Yes - I'm seriously considering this...

[Aircraft Aviation 2]

Building parts for my own FSX setup!

As you know, I usually buy pre-built parts for the Pedestal, and will continue to do so (CDU, GoFlight Audio Panel)...

However, as a long-term side project I may start to build some simple things myself, such as the Electric-Hydraulic panel on the overhead.

I will do all the soldering, connections myself, then interface it to the sim with FSUIPC Macros/Mouse trapping.

If I wish to make something like a display output from the Sim (ie a warning light), I will use Opencockpits IOCard for the interfacing to FSX, but this is for when I am more advanced with building parts.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention it to you guys. Please note, whilst I will try and keep you informed, this is not a "definite and constant" project. The Pedestal Project will still remain my permanent Project. This is just something on the side I may do for fun.

Please tell me what you think,

Jack

[mutley 4,498]

Well Jack,

You are now entering the realms of fanatic! There's nothing wrong with that, I used to make radios and all sorts of things when I was young, a real demon with the soldering iron!

It is great to see your enthusiasm and reading about it when we can.

Cheers

Joe

[Aircraft Aviation 2]

Well Jack,

You are now entering the realms of fanatic! There's nothing wrong with that, I used to make radios and all sorts of things when I was young, a real demon with the soldering iron!

It is great to see your enthusiasm and reading about it when we can.

Cheers

Joe

Thanks alot Joe. I was looking into this sort of thing, but scared about the difficulty. When I ventured over the the MyCockpit.org Forums, I figured out how so very, very easy it is.

This is how I'll do it (hopefully!)...

The interfacing card will be Leo Bodnar's USB Powered Card: http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/

Then, any buttons/switches/roataries I want to add will be soldered onto the card. Each switch has two terminals. One connects to the ground, and the other connects to a "button slot" (all convieniently located on the card itself).

So, once I have soldered the switch I want onto the card, I then boot up my PC. I install Leo Bodnar's supplied software, which drives the card, before venturing into the control panel.

The great thing is, every single switch/button/rotary/etc is recognised as a Joystick button by the PC! This means that it requires minimal programming on my part.

To interface the switches with the Simulator, I use registered FSUIPC's ability to "mouse trap". This means complex switches (ones that can't be configred through the default FSX controls assigner) can be assigned to a switch from the Sim.

The price?